About the Role
Head of Governance & Risk – a senior, high‑impact role for an experienced governance specialist to shape organisational standards and drive meaningful change at King Edward VII’s Hospital.
Location: King Edward VII's Hospital, 5‑10 Beaumont Street, Marylebone, London W1G 6AA. Contract: Permanent (37.5 hrs), on‑site. Salary: competitive with attractive benefits.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and continually develop the organisation's clinical governance strategy, ensuring alignment with national and local regulatory requirements.
* Oversee systems that manage patient safety incidents, complaints, feedback, coroners' requests and medico‑legal matters, ensuring timely investigation and response.
* Promote and maintain an effective incident reporting culture, supporting staff through investigations and fostering organisational learning.
* Produce high‑quality monthly, quarterly and serious incident reports to provide assurance to senior leadership.
* Lead quality assurance and audit programmes that measure compliance with professional and regulatory standards.
* Embed quality improvement principles across departments and ensure learning from audits, incidents and complaints is shared and acted upon.
* Provide professional leadership and line management to the clinical governance team.
* Ensure robust processes for document review and assurance within the organisation's document management system.
Key Skills and Qualifications
* Registered healthcare professional.
* Significant experience in clinical governance within a complex acute provider.
* Advanced training in patient safety or a related area.
* Experience teaching or mentoring in quality improvement and incident investigation.
* Ability to conduct safety investigations to national PSIRF standards.
* Strong knowledge of national patient safety agendas.
* Experience producing high‑quality reports and contributing to working groups.
* Proven track record in leading organisational or service improvement.
Benefits
* Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
* In‑house training for all staff.
* Company pension scheme.
* Interest‑free travel loan.
* Private healthcare (eligible after 12 months).
* Bicycle loan scheme.
* Retailer discounts.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Bupa takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer and offers a fair and inclusive recruitment experience.
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